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Come back often to find new, valuable and practical articles to help you in your spiritual life. Below the latest blog posts we also list some of our most well received articles.
Wisdom Quote of the Day
“Make the Lord you own and evil thoughts will pass away. It is absolutely necessary to make Him your own…The more you love God, the more your mind will come under your control.”
Swami Sivananda

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Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

What Does “Poor in Spirit” Mean?

Blessed are the poor in spirit: This beatitude is speaking of an attitude, of a practical view which we should hold regarding ourselves. But this attitude will in its fruition also be the impetus for spiritual activity.

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Growing in the Presence of God

A continuation of our series of postings on the early Christian writings, the mystical Odes of Solomon, written in Apostolic times. No man O my God changeth Thy Holy Place, nor can he change it and put it in another place. Because he hath no power over it, for Thy sanctuary Thou hast designed before Thou didst make other places. That

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Jivatma, Shivatma and Paramatma

Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik Those who have read some religious books and those who have listened to religious discourses must have often heard the words: Jivatma, Shivatma, and Paramatman. Jivatma is the individual soul who experiences pleasure and pain in this worldly life. Shivatma is the Paramatman who is the root cause of all the activities in

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The Odes of Solomon – Ode 1

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee (Isaiah 60:1). I will give thee a crown of life (Revelation 2:10). The Lord is on my head like a crown, and I shall not be without him. They wove for me a crown of truth, and it caused Thy branches to bud

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How To Live In This World

Wisdom of Sri Gajanana Maharaj of Nashik Now let us see how a man should act in worldly life so that he may progress spiritually while leading a life of the world. To him I will say, “My good friend, continue to do your worldly duties as you are doing now. Only begin the practice of Dhyana Yoga and carry

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What Was Jesus’ Real Name?

Q: What name do you think Jesus was called by when he walked the earth? I’m certain that it was not Jesus. For one thing neither Hebrew nor Aramaic had a “J” sound like we have. I know he was called Issa or similar in India. “Jesus” actually is Joshua: Yahoshua in Hebrew and Yeshua in Aramaic. (The Saint Thomas

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Yogis Who Saw Jesus

The day our Original Christianity and Original Yoga website was launched we received an irate communication from one of those Western “Hindus” that believe they are more truly Hindu if they hate other religions–especially Christianity–and deny that Jesus ever existed. Here is our answer:
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The Many Advantages of Vegetarianism

 
You can indeed reap a lot of benefits by being a vegetarian and people have become more aware of the health benefits of being a vegetarian. Animal rights issues is only one of the reasons why people decide to go on a vegetarian diet. People are beginning to care more about the environment. However, the main reason why people go on vegetarian diet is because of health benefits.
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Seeing the One in All

In response to our recent blog posting about the reality of Jesus in the experience of India’s great yogis, we received a most heartening letter from India. I want to share parts of it with you and my reflections on it for I feel it presents the most authentic perspective on these matters.

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7 Steps to Misuse Your Power of Thought

 
Thought is power–magnetic power, particularly. That is, thought can draw or repel whatever is thought about, depending upon the polarity of the individual mind. Many times we see that people bring to themselves the things they continually think about, but we also see that thinking about something can repel it from the person.

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